Pinterest recipes round up tested and approved

After a success day yesterday in the kitchen preparing a meal for some friends I decided to share with you some of the great recipes from my board  Food Ideas on Pinterest. All of these recipes I have personally used and tried successfully. I really need to get around to trying some more of the hundreds of recipes I have pinned. I made this first recipe yesterday and the creme brulee for dessert. Although it took 6 hours to complete this meal it was the raving I have ever gotten for a meal and I WILL make it all again. 

I hope you like this post and give some of these recipes a try. What Pinterest recipes do you love or what food boards would you recommend following?

     

Julia Child's Beef Bourginion                            http://www.pinterest.com/pin/73113193924056396/

So I made this yesterday for a little dinner party, my first Julia Child recipe. I used the actual book but this pin is useful, it took 6 hours , 3 hours of actual prep and work time and three hours of cooking , but it is so worth is, our guests loved it. I ate too much but all that work that went into it ....how could I not. 

 Chimichirri sauce http://www.pinterest.com/pin/73113193923638348/
I had Chimichurri sauce in Aruba while watching the most beautiful beach sunset and it was a spiritual moment for me, I needed to eat chimichurri again but at home , it is scrumptious but not as earth moving at home. It is amazing as a condiment for beef or any meat great with souvlaki , use it in tacos, it is fresh and delish, I have to add a good amount of cilantro , acutally I mixed the two chimichurri recipes I am featuring here to come up with the best result.

This baked ravioli http://www.pinterest.com/pin/73113193922232781/ easy recipe it's great for a crowd, I made this for Christmas eve gathering.

Apple cinnamon chimichangas http://www.pinterest.com/pin/73113193922735880/       this is amazingly delicious and is a little time consuming as far as the frying goes but it is so worth it , the presentation is impressive.                      

healthy Chorizo mexican soup http://www.pinterest.com/pin/73113193921389632/ this is my recipe so of course I like it , it is a really good soup hearty healthy and a treat for the taste buds.

Slow cooker salsa chicken http://www.pinterest.com/pin/73113193921180403/ this is easy crock pot cooking , warm comfort food.

 Baked avocado http://www.pinterest.com/pin/73113193921325629/ I have lost track of how many times I have made these , so fresh and good baked avocados are really a treat and worth a try. Use fresh parm.

Cucumber Shrimp Appetizershttp://www.pinterest.com/pin/73113193922203977/

this recipe is so good and huge favorite with crowds , they have a little sweetness with the pine apple and are low low cal.

 Bake your bacon http://www.pinterest.com/pin/73113193922166691/ great tip to cook bacon no splatters.

Garlic cheddar buscuits http://www.pinterest.com/pin/73113193920794441/ these taste just like Red Lobster buscuits.

 Lemon cookies http://www.pinterest.com/pin/73113193922146678/ soft and chewy cookies fresh lemon taste couldn't be an easier cookie out there.

Olive cheese bread http://www.pinterest.com/pin/73113193921500489/ my pickiest daughter loved this bread I need to make it again soon.

Bite-sized Baked Brie  http://www.pinterest.com/pin/73113193922203810/ easy puff pastry recipe , I found it hard to make them small enough , if you like brie you'll love these.

Napolean  http://www.pinterest.com/pin/73113193922621182/ An impressive dessert, I impressed my self making this, it is divine.

 caprese bites http://www.pinterest.com/pin/73113193921653524/ nice appetizer my tip is to sprinkle with kosher salt to bring out the flavour.

No flour peanut butter cookies  http://www.pinterest.com/pin/73113193922686440/ loved these , I used WOW butter which is a soy nut butter spread because my daugher is allergic to peanut butter wow tastes just like peanut butter minus the powdered sugar...did you know the second ingredient in most peanut butters is icing sugar , I think that is obviously why so many kids love peanut butter.

 Creme brulee http://www.pinterest.com/pin/73113193923691346/ OK let's just take a second here to remain calm.... creme brulee if you have ever enjoyed this dessert you will have to make this , it is SO EASY to make I can't even believe it . It is a make a head recipe start by 11:00am the day of a gathering or earlier but it is easy and worth it, not too sweet creamy and lovely .  TRY IT

Warm Jalapeno Popper Spread http://www.pinterest.com/pin/73113193923897266/ this comes with a warning you will want to lick the bowl, I served this with tortillas chips , oh my this is a new staple dip.

 http://www.pinterest.com/pin/73113193923638352/ the second chimichurri recipe, try them both , freeze half, you need a food processor. You will love it .

Low carb crust http://www.pinterest.com/pin/73113193922697357/ this is a good recipe you really need to bake this thing, I don't know how often I would make it but it is a solid recipe.

Zesty Lime Shrimp and Avocado Salad

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And last but not least at all I have made this twice this summer and it was a big hit so fresh, great side dish.

Happy cooking ....I am so hungry now , time for brunch. Here is my Pinterest board FOOD IDEAS   

Halloween wrap up

 So we had a fun and festive Halloween last night , I was happy to stay in out of the rain to hand out candy to all the little cuties. There was on little one that wanted to come right in and stay , she wasn't even 2 and I would have been more than happy to keep her but her mom didn't go for it.
We had a big helper to hold the candy bowl....everyone has a giant doll in their basement , right? no!

 I spray painted this wire stand to transform it into the perfect pumpkin stand, I tucked a few spiders and rats in then placed it on the porch.

 My daughter and her friend braved the elements to go see a local corn maze of horrors, but chickened out !

 This is Sophie my youngest, she dressed as Momma from some horror movie , she was so creepy , she stood behind me while I handed out candy and would scare the older kids and scream , it was quite fun ...so creepy

While cleaning up this morning I noticed that the little glow in the dark eye ball pumpkins we tucked in the garden got a little creepier over night.... eww slugs.

That it for now another safe fun Halloween for 2013 , I hope you had a blast too.
What did you or your little ones dress up as , send me a link in the comments if you have a Halloween post.

Happy Halloween 2013

Happy Halloween . Well we did it , we carved pumpkins. Last year we didn't even get that far which is not like us at all, we love Halloween. I went to Pinterest to get some inspiration and this is what I came up with . What can I say I don't worry about being origional as much as having fun. The pumpkin with the big eyes and braces glows so nicely it's pretty cool. The owl is a cute design , mine is a more simplified version of what I saw on Pinterest and oh those scary teeth Sophie and her friend did, ouch.

Here's a look back at some Halloween cuties
http://chriskauffman.blogspot.ca/2007/10/happy-halloween.html
http://chriskauffman.blogspot.ca/2010/11/sweet-and-magical.html
http://chriskauffman.blogspot.ca/2007/09/jack-o-lanterns.html